Holder for street railway trans-



I. C. SMITH 7 July 31, 1934.

HOLDER FOR STREET RAILWAY TRANSFERS AND THE LIKE Filed April 12, 1934 eiii wm WIN 0 /n1 mm pearand be pointed out in the claims.

Patented July 31, 1934 PATENT OFFICE lHOLDERFOR STREET RAILWAY TRANS- FEES AND THE'LIKE .Ira G. :Smith, Washington, :D. v Application April 12,;19s4,;seria1 No. 720,341

v *2 Claims. (-01. 206-405) sMy invention relates-to holders for street railwayv transfers and the like, which contain time indicia, and its principal object is to provide-.the holder withmeans which may be disposed in different positions of adjustment, so that transfers may be torn from the holder in varying shapes,

theparticular shape of the transfer having reference to the time at'which the transfer expires. The holder is particularly suitable for transfers having figures representing hours and minutes arranged in laterally spaced-columns, the figures in the minute column. being arranged in groups, each grouppreferably containing identical figuresiandbeing common'to a plurality of figures in the hour column.

.:A :primary feature of the invention consists in providing the holder with a base member and in.

rotatably mounting thereon means having a portion spaced 1 outwardly from the base adapted-to overlap the outer face'of the-transfers, the outwardly spaced portion havinga transfer tearing edge which may be rotatedrinto differentangular positions of adjustment with respect toathe base member, so that transfers of varying shapes may be tornfromthe rholder.

Arfurther feature of the invention consists in providing the base member of the holder with .a plate spring :extending longitudinally thereof, whichisadapted tomaintain the transfers in en- ,gagement withthe rotatable member of the holder :formedwiththe transfer tearing edge.

Other and more "specific features of the invention, residing in advantageous forms, combinations and relations-of :parts, will hereinafter ap- In the drawing, illustrating different embodiments of theiinvention,

aFigure:lzisaperspective view of the holder,-with the transfers inplace.

fligurefl is'a sideview of-the holder,-with--parts brokenaway.

Figurel3 :isaa longitudinal sectional view ,ofthe holder taken onilineB-Zi of Figure 2.

"Figure 4'is5a'perspective view of .theholder, with portions lof the spring plat'es broken away.

Figures 5 and .G are views of the holder and transfersgshowing the rotatable element of the holder-indifferent positions of angular adjustment.

Figure is a side elevation of a modified form of the invention, illustrating a holder for receiving two bundles of transfers side byside.

Figure 8 isua' longitudinal sectional view taken on line 8- -8 10f Figured.

Referringimore:particularlytdthe.drawingand especially to Figures 1 to ,6, inclusive, 1 indicates the basesmember of the .holder, which ispreferably formed of an elongatedpiece offiat metal ofany suitable shape orsize depending upon the transfers it is intended to receive. Rotatably mounted .on thebase member,.adjacent one end thereof, is .a loopmember Zhaving spaced inner and outer portions 3 and.4, respectively. This membermay beconveniently formed from a. strip of metahwhichcan be readily bent into the form of a loopand its .free endsmay be connected in any suitable manner. As illustrated in the drawing, the means connecting the free ends of the loop .may bea rivet, 5. and, .by extending therivet through the base member, it may conveniently serve to. rotatably connect .the loop to the base.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figures l to 6, inclusive, each side of the base member is ,providedwith a. loop member-Leo, that the holderlmay. receive two bundles of transfers back to back. As'the parts of the .holder'on one side of the .base are duplicates of .the parts of the holderon the opposite side thereof, corresponding partsare indicatedflby the same reference numerals and, in the main, .the holder willbe describedas though it were formed to. receive only one bundle cf transfers. l

The innerandouter portions of-the loop 2 ar disposed on the sameside of the base member and the outer portion is spaced sufficiently therefromto overlap the outer face of .a bundle of transfers. Extending -longitudinally of the base member is a-platespring 6, whichprojects onopposite-sidesof the .loop member intermediate the inner and outer portions. thereof. of the loop member, the plate spring is rigidly secured to the base by suitable means, such as rivets 7, and, on the opposite side thereof, itis spaced from-the base-and normally tends to engage the inner face of theouter portion 4 of the loop. The bundle of transfers .is adapted to be outwardly away from the base member and thereby bend the inner portion of the loop adjacent the rivet 5, the base member is provided with means adapted to overlap the inner faces of the inner portion 3 on opposite sides -of the riveti'5 and preferably-adjacent theside edgesof the base. This means may advantageously c-omprise metallic straps;9,-which are rigidly secured On one side to the base by rivets 10. Not only do these straps serve to prevent distortion of the loop by the spring 6, but they also serve to provide surfaces which are frictionaly engaged by the loop, Whereby the loop will be frictionaly held in a desired position of adjustment. The frictional forces acting between the loop and the straps 9 are, of course, produced by the spring 6, which maintains these parts in engagement at all times.

One edge of the outer portion 4 of the loop member, preferably the edge adjacent the main body portion of the transfer, which is designated by the reference numeral 8, constitutes a transfer tearing edge. As the spring 6 maintains the transfers in engagement with the outer portion 4 and, therefore, also the tearingedge 8, it will be perceived that the lower portion of the transfer will be so firmly held that the body portion may be readily torn from the holder. The sides 11 of the loop member are spaced sufficiently from the sides of the transfers, which the holder is designed to receive, so that the loop may be rotated to present the tearing edge 8 in different positions, in order that the transfers may be torn from the holder in varying shapes.

In the transfer chosen for the purpose of illustrating the invention, the figures representing hours are disposed in a column along one side of the transfer, while the figures representing minutes are disposed in a column along the other side. The hour figures, 1 to 12, inclusive, are arranged in groups and opposite each group is a set of figures indicating minutes. Thus, for example, the hour figures may be arranged in four groups, three to a group, and the figures representing minutes are arranged in a similar number of groups, each group or set of minute figures being the same.

In the operation of the device, the bundle of transfers is adapted to be slid along the base member until the desired group of hour figures is adjacent the loop member. If, for example, it is desired to issue a transfer which will expire at four thirty oclock, the loop member will be adjusted into the position illustrated in Figure 5, or, if it be desired to issue a transfer which will expire at six oclock, the loop member will be rotated into the position indicated in Figure 6. It will be a parent that the loop, may be rotated into positions intermediate the two positions indicated in Figures 5 and 6, so that transfers may be issued which will expire between four oclock and six thirty oclock without shifting the bundle of transfers along the holder to any material extent. To issue transfers expiring between seven oclock and nine thirty oclock or between the hours contained in any of the other groups of figures, it will, of course, be necessary to shift the bundle of transfers to bring the desired group of figures adjacent the loop.

As explained above and as shown in the drawing in Figures 1 to 6, inclusive, it is preferred to form the holder so that it can receive transfers on both sides of the base member. When the holder is formed in this fashion, a single rivet 5 can be used for connecting the free ends of both loop members and for rotatably connecting them to the base. Moreover, the same rivets, which are employed to connect the spring 6 and the straps 9 to the base on one side of the holder, can be used for connecting the same parts to the other side of the holder.

In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Figures '7 and 8, there is shown a holder for receiving two bundles of transfers side by side, instead of back to back. This holder comprises a base member 12 provided with two loop members 13 and two plate springs 14. Instead of mounting the loop members on the base in the manner disclosed in the preferred form of the invention, that is, by having the inner and outer portions thereof disposed on the same side of the base, they are preferably mounted so that the inner and outer portions 15 and 16 thereof overlap opposite sides of the base. For this purpose, the base 12 is provided with a slot 1'? for receiving the inner side portions of each loop member. With the exception of the particular manner in which the loop member is associated with the base, all parts of the holder illustrated in the modified form of the invention are assembled and cooperate with each other in the same manner as in the preferred form of the invention.

By mounting the loop members 13, so that they overlap opposite sides of the base 12, it is unnecessary to provide the holder with strips corresponding to those designated by the reference numeral 9. The spring, although it exerts the same outward force on the loop, will not tend to distort it, as the inner face of the inner portion 15 of the loop is in engagement with the rear face of the base and, since the spring will always act to maintain these parts in engagement, frictional forces are set up between the loop and base sufficient to maintain the loop in a desired position of adjustment.

From the foregoing, it will be appreciated thatmy invention is not limited in its use to transfers of the character indicated in the drawing. Moreover, those skilled in the art will realize that the holder is not limited for use in connection with transfers, but may be used in connection with the other articles having suitable indicia, such, for example, as checks or tickets which are sometimes issued in restaurants, containing columns of suitably arranged figures.

What I claim is:

1. A holder for street railway transfers and the like involving a base member, means rotatably connected to said base member having a plate like portion spaced outwardly therefrom adapted to overlap the outer face of the transfers, and resilent means interposed between said base member and plate portion for maintaining the transfers in engagement with the latter, said plate portion having a transfer tearing edge and said means being rotatable to permit said edge to assume different angular positions of adjustment with respect to the base member so that transfers of varying shapes may be torn from the holder.

2. A holder for street railway transfers and the like invoving a base member, resilient means secured to the base member and extending longitudinally thereof, and rotatable means carried by said base member having a plate portion overlapping the outer face of said resilient means, said resilient means being adapted to hold the transfers against the inner face of said plate portion and said plate portion having a transfer tearing edge whereby transfers of varying shapes may be torn from the holder upon movement of said rotatable means into different positions of adjustment.

3. A holder for street railway transfers and the like involving an elongated base member, means rotatably connected to said base member having a plate-like portion spaced outwardly therefrom adapted to overlap the outer face of the transfers, and a plate spring member extendits ing longitudinally of the base member adapted to maintain the transfers in engagement with said outwardly spaced plate portion, one end of said spring being rigidly secured to the base member and the other end thereof extending between said plate portion and base member, said plate portion having a transfer tearing edge and said means being rotatable to permit said edge to assume different angular positions of adjustment with respect to the base member so that transfers of varying shapes may be torn from the holder.

4. A holder for street railway transfers and the like involving a base member, means rotatably connected to said base member having a portion spaced outwardly therefrom adapted to overlap the outer face of the transfers, and a plate spring extending longitudinally of the base on opposite sides of said outwardly spaced portion adapted to maintain the transfers in engagement with the latter, said spring being rigidly secured to the base on one side of said portion and being normally spaced from the base on the other side of said portion, said portion having a transfer tearing edge and said means being rotatable to permit said edge to assume different angular positions of adjustment with respect to the base member so that transfers of varying shapes may be torn from the holder.

5. A holder for street railway transfers and the like involving a base member, a loop member rotatably mounted on said base having portions overlapping the opposite sides thereof, one of said portions having a transfer tearing edge and being spaced outwardly from the base so as to overlap the outer face of the transfers, and a plate spring extending longitudinally of the base adapted to maintain the transfers in engagement with said last named portion, said loop member being rotatable to permit said tearing edge to assume different angular positions of adjustment with respect to the base so that transfers of varying shapes may be torn from the holder.

6. A holder for street railway transfers and the like involving a base member, a loop member rotatably mounted on the base having spaced inner and outer portions disposed on the same side of the base, said inner portion being pivot-V ally secured to the base and said outer portion being spaced outwardly therefrom so as to overlap the outer face of the transfers, means rigid with the base overlappingly engaging the inner face of said inner portion at one side of the pivotal axis thereof, and resilient means for maintaining the transfers in engagement with said outer portion, said outer portion having a transfer tearing edge and said loop member being rotatable to permit said edge to assume different angular positions of adjustment with respect to the base member so that transfers of varying shapes may be torn from the holder.

'7. A holder for street railway transfers and the like involving an elongated base member, a loop member rotatably mounted on the base having spaced inner and outer portions disposed on the same side of the base, said inner portion being pivotally secured to the base and said outer portion being spaced outwardly therefrom so as to overlap the outer face of the transfers, members rigid with the base overlappingly engaging the inner face of said inner portion on opposite sides of the pivotal axis thereof, and a plate spring extending longitudinally of the base member adapted to maintain the transfers in engagement with said outer portion, said outer portion having a transfer tearing edge and said loop, being rotatable to permit said edge to assume angular positions of adjustment with respect to the base member so that transfers of varying shapes may be torn from the holder.

IRA C. SMITH. 

